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How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change | Allan Savory
TED · Mar 4, 2013 · 22m 20s
What this video covers
Allan Savory's TED talk arguing that desertification of grasslands can be reversed with holistic managed grazing, which he says would also help reverse climate change. TED notes that other scientists have challenged his claims.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN commenters bring it up in climate and food threads as a hopeful, if contested, idea about grazing and soil carbon.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“This is the idea behind this fantastic TED talk”
“Ever heard of Alan Savory? Check it out.”
“Fascinating, really.”